Author: Jiajing

Why Condorcet Jury Theorem is faulty in collective decision making?

This is a summary of the article by David Austin-smith and Jeffrey S.Banks, Information Aggregation, Rationality, and the Condorcet Jury Theorem (see reference at the bottom). We were encouraged to read it before Monday’s course. Of course I had a painful time reading it and the summary may not accurately convey the article’s intention. What is Condorcet Jury theorem? The Condorcet Jury theorem states that under certain conditions, the probability

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Norving’s Spelling corrector 用Python写一个简单的拼写检查器

Note: if you are an experienced programmer, it will not help. This post is suitable for those who have little programming background and need detailed explanations, like me. 最近在上Python的课，老师介绍了一个经典的用贝叶斯实现简单的单词拼写检查的例子。为了弄懂到底在讲什么，像我这种设计背景没编程基础的只能一句一句抠咯。本文适合和我一样没什么基础的，专业程序员们请绕道。

Does type of modified output correspond to learner noticing of feedback?

For the poster presentation of the course Language and Cognition, I read this paper Does type of modified output correspond to learner noticing of feedback? A closer look in face-to-face and computer-mediated task-based interaction written by Laura Gurzynski-Weiss and Melissa Baralt on Applied Psycholinguistics. Abstract This study examines if the types learners modify output differentially demonstrates that they notice the feedback and whether or not this relationship holds both in face-to-face(FTF)

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Public Interfaces in China — A Cross-Cultural Study

Abstract As humans we live and interact across a highly complicated physical world. The relationship among citizens and machines and the external environment are transforming by rapidly growing technologies, especially in a developing country. This article discusses public interfaces in China and offers three cases study in China and western countries. The analysis shows public interfaces for civic engagement in China is still in its early stage, which could generate

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Ars Electronica 2016 – Campus Exhibition

This year’s Ars Electronica Festival — Radical Atoms — is from Sep 8 to Sep 12 in Linz, Austria. I felt  very honored to show my work on Campus Exhibition —  Animate Worlds by Tsinghua University. These are three works on exhibition I participated in: InstaBooth, Metal Life and There’s always somebody who’s nice enough to shoot the souvenir photo … InstaBooth InstaBooth visualizes a link-up between two cities. Beijing and Linz, two

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